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Nateva2002
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11-21-2023, 10:32 PM
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Hello,
I’m planning to construct a premium server PC aimed at streaming video games across several devices at once. Here’s the current list of parts I have:

• Motherboard: ASRock Rack WD680D4U-2L2T/G5 M-ATX
• Processor: Intel Core i9-14900KS
• Memory: NEMIX 192GB (4×48) PC5-44800 ECC 5600MHz DDR5 UDIMM
• Storage: C:/ - WD_Black 8TB SN850X NVMe 2280 M.2 SSD
• Graphics: RTX 5×××/6××× PCIe 5.0
• Audio: Creative Sound Blaster AE-7
• Network: + OcuLinks** (?)
w/ Icy Dock MB872MP-B 12×M.2 5.25"-Bay
+ 12× 8TB WD_Black SN850X M.2 SSD's
-- This provides 96TB of storage, capable of RAID-10 with 48TB accessible space
• Drive: E:/ - Broadcom 9305-24I Low Profile HBA Controller Card 24-Port SAS
w/ Icy Dock MB924IP-B 24×2.5" 3×5.25"-Bay
using 24× StarTech 25S22M2NGFFR Dual M.2 2.5" SSD Enclosures
with 2× (RAID-0) WD_Black 8TB SN850X NVMe 2280 M.2 SSD's Each (48× Total)
-- This equips 384TB of storage, suitable for RAID-10 with an extra 192TB available
• Folder: *Singularity-Computers Liquid-Integrated Chassis (I’m hoping)*

Any suggestions or feedback would be greatly appreciated!

I’m weighing whether to include the 12×M.2 bay since it mentions OcuLink, though I’m unfamiliar with that technology... but from the images, the motherboard appears to have four OcuLink ports—so it should work with the ToughArmor MB872MP-B in my design.

I’m also uncertain if a 3.0 SAS interface could support a 2.5" enclosure with two Gen4 8TB M.2 drives... possibly forcing me to opt for Gen3 4TB drives, which would halve the capacity of E:/ storage.

Does this configuration seem realistic?
I’m also thinking about placing my game collection on D:/ and keeping media files in E:/, maybe using an extra Icy Dock 5.25" bay with four HDDs for AI or documents, utilizing all available SATA ports.

And if the goal is a gaming server, will these components work together smoothly? Will the M.2 drives function alongside the other gear (IcyDock, StarTech, etc.)?

Also, as I wanted to keep it compact, I’m not able to set up a viable ITX build.

If I ever complete this project, I’d like to configure the CPU at 3.6GHz with 5600MHz RAM and test stability for streaming or access.

Best regards,
Boobus
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Nateva2002
11-21-2023, 10:32 PM #1

Hello,
I’m planning to construct a premium server PC aimed at streaming video games across several devices at once. Here’s the current list of parts I have:

• Motherboard: ASRock Rack WD680D4U-2L2T/G5 M-ATX
• Processor: Intel Core i9-14900KS
• Memory: NEMIX 192GB (4×48) PC5-44800 ECC 5600MHz DDR5 UDIMM
• Storage: C:/ - WD_Black 8TB SN850X NVMe 2280 M.2 SSD
• Graphics: RTX 5×××/6××× PCIe 5.0
• Audio: Creative Sound Blaster AE-7
• Network: + OcuLinks** (?)
w/ Icy Dock MB872MP-B 12×M.2 5.25"-Bay
+ 12× 8TB WD_Black SN850X M.2 SSD's
-- This provides 96TB of storage, capable of RAID-10 with 48TB accessible space
• Drive: E:/ - Broadcom 9305-24I Low Profile HBA Controller Card 24-Port SAS
w/ Icy Dock MB924IP-B 24×2.5" 3×5.25"-Bay
using 24× StarTech 25S22M2NGFFR Dual M.2 2.5" SSD Enclosures
with 2× (RAID-0) WD_Black 8TB SN850X NVMe 2280 M.2 SSD's Each (48× Total)
-- This equips 384TB of storage, suitable for RAID-10 with an extra 192TB available
• Folder: *Singularity-Computers Liquid-Integrated Chassis (I’m hoping)*

Any suggestions or feedback would be greatly appreciated!

I’m weighing whether to include the 12×M.2 bay since it mentions OcuLink, though I’m unfamiliar with that technology... but from the images, the motherboard appears to have four OcuLink ports—so it should work with the ToughArmor MB872MP-B in my design.

I’m also uncertain if a 3.0 SAS interface could support a 2.5" enclosure with two Gen4 8TB M.2 drives... possibly forcing me to opt for Gen3 4TB drives, which would halve the capacity of E:/ storage.

Does this configuration seem realistic?
I’m also thinking about placing my game collection on D:/ and keeping media files in E:/, maybe using an extra Icy Dock 5.25" bay with four HDDs for AI or documents, utilizing all available SATA ports.

And if the goal is a gaming server, will these components work together smoothly? Will the M.2 drives function alongside the other gear (IcyDock, StarTech, etc.)?

Also, as I wanted to keep it compact, I’m not able to set up a viable ITX build.

If I ever complete this project, I’d like to configure the CPU at 3.6GHz with 5600MHz RAM and test stability for streaming or access.

Best regards,
Boobus

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11-21-2023, 11:33 PM
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consumer level.
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11-21-2023, 11:33 PM #2

consumer level.

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11-22-2023, 02:13 AM
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I created some of these for my kids and they seem to enjoy Sim city well. I'm considering adding a lot of RAID 10 storage for mods. Also, I plan to include a few NVIDIA H200 GPUs with QAI-LLM-8SH200 for a future Minecraft server with mods.
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11-22-2023, 02:13 AM #3

I created some of these for my kids and they seem to enjoy Sim city well. I'm considering adding a lot of RAID 10 storage for mods. Also, I plan to include a few NVIDIA H200 GPUs with QAI-LLM-8SH200 for a future Minecraft server with mods.

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